(11-28-2017 10:01 AM)JSinLR Wrote:  

(11-27-2017 02:05 PM)Duncan20 Wrote:  

(11-27-2017 02:02 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(11-27-2017 01:45 PM)DeanoAPP Wrote:  For those against Mobile as a destination, it really is a nice town where one could have a lot of fun in, Original Mardi Gras location, Some of the best Seafood restaurants I've ever eaten at and just a few mins south in Gulf Shores they have the annual mullet tossing competition lol.

My only grip about the bowl game in Mobile is the stadium.

Fixed for accuracy.

stAte has been to Mobile, Orlando and New Orleans. How would ya'll rank the bowls?

I've been to all 3. I have to say Orlando was my favorite with Mobile a very close 2nd. NO was 3rd.

1. Orlando - is just a fun place to visit, the stadium is nice, the festivities on game day were nice, great weather and CBS did an awesome job producing the game on TV. If you have the time and money can't beat it to hang around a while. I know our players loved it because they got to go to one of the amusement parks one day, etc.

2. Mobile - is another great destination if your team travels well and takes over downtown like ours did. Lots of good food, lots of sight-seeing, beaches and shopping close by and the Mardis Gras parade for the bowl is lots of fun...if you travel well. We had a ton of fans along the parade route...just a cool experience. On the down side the stadium is not that nice, the neighborhood is kind of spooky, and the date sucks now. Back when it was in January right before the National Championship it was in a good spot calendar wise.

3. NO - Great town for sight-seeing and eating...no doubt! I just think the fans get spread out too thin around NO (Mobile has a tighter feel and your run into more fans), and the superdome has an sterile feel to it...feels cavernous...nice temps but sound is lost too much. We played La Tech and both sides had decent crowds but it's hard to explain...the energy level in the stadium was just not there....could be because we lost. UL definitely brings bigger, rowdier crowds because they are right down the road and I'm sure their fan experiences were better.

I'm splitting hairs here of course and winning or losing a bowl game has a huge impact in your "feelings" about a bowl. We won in Orlando and lost in NO so take it for what it's worth. All three are fun destinations and I would happily go back to any of them.